Phonograph-light.



O W. MOEHN.

PHONOGRAPH LIGHT. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1917.

1 mfiw Patented June 18, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that l citizen or the United States, res lington, in the coun y oi 3' State of lowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonograph its, of which-the following is a specification This invention relates to phonograph at tachments and more particularly to a device for permitting illumination of the Elli, a g at Enrioincs and phonograph when the co er oi the same is raised whereby a record may be placed in position or the different moving adjusted which often is a diiilcult matter unless the proper light is a'fiorded.

" One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide an electric light bulb at a suitable'point and so connected with an electric circuit that the lights will be illumihated when the cover of the phonograph is raised and extinguished when the cover is closed.

' A further object of the invention is to provide an illuminating device of this character that will include a switch permitting the lights to be turned oil? and on when the cover is raised but which will always be disposed to cause the light to be extinguished when the cover is closed.

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A further object of this invention is the provision of. a phonograph light which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description or the invention and the advantages and merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, where in is illustrated the prcfcrred form of my invention, in which Figure l is a fragmentary section through a phonograph casing and cover showing my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section taken on. the line 22 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4-. is a detail perspective of the movable switch member.

Fig. '5 is a perspective view of a further detail of the invention.

Referring to the drawings wherein is illustrated the referred form of my invention, in which lihe numerals olreference indicate corr throughout the several vi" .lllfi phonograph casing l is provided with the top cover 2 which is hingcdly mounted 3 whereby the cover may be opened closed as desired. The top wall oi. phonograph. casing is provided with through which is extended a switch a slot o arm '6 having one end rigidly secured to the cover 9; on its inner surface and, therefore, this switch member swings with the cover when it is opened and closed and normally depends in a vertical position when the cover is closed. Pivotally mounted on the side wall oi the casing beneath the to 4t is a switch plate Z shown in detail in Fig. 4: of the drawing. This switch plate is substantially in the form of a segment of a circle and has an enlarged notch 8 for the reception of the end of the switch arm b when the plate is moved to a predetermined position. The late 'a" is pivotally mounted on a pin 9 suitably insulated from the wall of the phonograph and as shown in detail in Fig. l the plate has a projecting flange l and ll at each end of the upper edge. A push. button 12 is extended through an opening in the top wall t and this push button engages with the flange 1.0 while a push button 1d isalso slidably mounted in an opening in the top wall 4 and engages the flange ll. ll. source of current indicated at i l is connected by a conductor. 15 to the plate '1 and from the opposite terminal oi the battery a conductor 16 is extended which is connected to a light 17. From this light the conductor continues to a light 18 carried by the cover and a conductor 19 is led from the light 18 to a contact point 20 near the end of the switch arm 6. lt will be obvious, therefore, that when the switch arm is in contact with the plate 7 a circuit will be completed and the lights will be illuminated. 'As soon as the switch arm moves off the plate 7 the circuit will be broken and the lights extinguished. The plate 7 is disposed in a position to permit the curved end 21 of the switch arm 6 to contact with the plate when the cover 2 is opened. After this circuit is made the lights will be illuminated and it will be noted by pressing upon the button 12 to move the plate '3" the end 21 of the switch arm 6 will be received vin the space 8 in the place it and the circuit will be again broken whereby the lights will be extinguished. Without changing the position of the cover, the lights ma; again be illuminated by pressing on the button 1th till llllll thus causing the plate 7 to move in the opposite direction for disposing "the end 21 out of the space 8 and bringin it into contact with the late 7 fOr closing t e circuit. Attached to t ecover 2 is a finger 26 the end of. which is disposed to engage'the button 13 when the cover is close thus when the cover is closed the finger 26 will engagethe button 13, if the latter is raised and press the same downwardly to move the plate 7 into position for engagement with the switch arm 6 i when the cover is'again opened.

cover israised, and means to permit the For holding the plate 7 in the desired po-. sition, I have provided a spring clip 22 having one end rigidly fixed to a block 23 while the opposite end is slidably mountedon the block. The intermediate portion of the spring clip is disposed to register with any one of the'two notches 24c and 25 according to the position of the plate From the foregoing it will'be observed that a very -simple and durable phonograph light-has been provided, the detaiis of which embod the preferred form, I desire it to be un erstood, however, that slight changes in the minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims here unto a pended.

.Claiiiisr I 1. A phono raph lighting device comprising, the com ination with a phonograph having a movable cover, a switch arm carried'by the cover and movable therewith, a switch plate pivotally mounted and adapted to be engaged by the said switch arm, a source of current, conductors connecting the said source of current, switch arm and switch plate, the said switch plate being disposed to contact with the said arm when the plate to be moved out of engagement with the said arm when the said cover is raised.

2. A phonograph havin a cover hingedly' plate pivotallymounted thereon, a switc mounted, means for swinging the. said switch plate, a switch arm carried by the said cover and adapted to contact with and disengage the said plate when the cover is raised and closed respectively,- and means for operating the said plate to disengage or engage the said switch arm when the cover is opened.

3. The combination with a phonograph casing and a cover hingedly mounted theremesses on, a switch plate hingedly mounted on the casing, a switch arm carried by the cover and movable therewith to engage the said switch plate, a pair of buttons engageable with the said switch plate for engaging it and disengaging it with the said switch arm when the cover is'opened, and means for maintaining the said switch plate in set position after being operated by one of the said buttons.

4. The combination with a phonograph casing and a cover hingedly mounted thereon, a switch plate hingedly mounted on the casing a switch arm carried by the cover and movable/therewith to engage'the said switch plate, a pair of buttons engageable with the said switch plate for engaging it and disengaging it with the said switch arm when the cover is opened, and means for maintaining the said switch plate in fixed position after'being operated by one of the said buttns, the said means including a spring clip having a portion engage-.

casing and a cover hingedly mounted there-.

to, the casing including a top wall having an'elongated slot, a switch arm carried by the said cover and projecting through the said slot to be moved beneath the said wall when the cover is opened and closed, a switch plate. disposed to be engaged by the said switch arm when the said cover is opened, push buttons sli'dably mounted in the said wall and engageable with the said plate to move the latter into and out of engagement with the said switch arm when the latter is in operative position, the criphery of the said plate being provi ed with notches, a spring clip fixedly mounted on the casing and having aportion adapted a source of current connected to the 'sai switch plate and having conductors leading to the said switch arm, and lamps inter-r posed in the conductors and mounted on the said wall and the said cover.

in testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- OSCAR W. MOEHN. Witnesses:

FRANK G. Nnemun, Faun W. BOESGH. 

